Land report

542 E Penn St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Sustainable Urban Living Properties LLC

2026 assessment
$13K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$9K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Germantown Approximate · based on ZIP 19144
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Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $9,200. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$10K$20K$9K2010201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspection

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record42 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. InspectionL&I investigation
  10. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $12K
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  15. InspectionL&I investigation
  16. InspectionL&I investigation
  17. L&I violationLITTER ON VACANT LOTS
  18. InspectionL&I investigation
  19. InspectionL&I investigation
  20. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  21. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  22. InspectionL&I investigation
  23. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  24. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  25. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  26. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  27. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  28. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  29. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  30. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  31. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  32. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  33. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  34. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  35. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  36. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  37. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  38. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  39. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  40. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  41. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  42. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD

Verify the public record

$179/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $12,800 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $9,200. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 121142400
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$225.85 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$176.77 principal$17.08 interest$11.47 penalty$20.53 other charges
2years recorded 2020–2021tax periods 2019-02-20last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $5,600 total assessment, $5,600 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Land report

Vacant land

Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.

$226 · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot

What it is
Vacant lot Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
Sustainable Urban Living Properties LLC
Lot size
1,145 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

500 block of E Penn St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 27, 2026.

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 42 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-013311 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-013311 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  3. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2025-013311 · Violation VI-2025-010430 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-013311 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-021871 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  6. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2024-021871 · Violation VI-2024-017825 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-021871 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-028866 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-028866 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  10. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2023-028866 · Violation VI-2023-021968 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-028866 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  12. Recorded transfer$12K transfer

    2023

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-117521 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  14. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2022-117521 · Violation VI-2022-087883 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  15. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-117521 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  16. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-041820 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  17. ViolationLITTER ON VACANT LOTS

    Case CF-2022-041820 · Violation VI-2022-031945 · Code 10-715 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  18. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-041820 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  19. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-026400 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  20. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2021-026400 · Violation VI-2021-019841 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  21. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2021-026400 · Violation VI-2021-019840 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-026400 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  23. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 701272 · Violation 5146650 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  24. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 701272 · Violation 5146651 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  25. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 670242 · Violation 4923364 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  26. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 670242 · Violation 4923365 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  27. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 638924 · Violation 4707316 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  28. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 638924 · Violation 4707315 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  29. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 605383 · Violation 4460241 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  30. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 605383 · Violation 4460240 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  31. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 553135 · Violation 4068262 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  32. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 553135 · Violation 4068263 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  33. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 494571 · Violation 3657765 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  34. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 494571 · Violation 3657764 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  35. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 448790 · Violation 3299058 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  36. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 448790 · Violation 3299057 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  37. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 390401 · Violation 2855588 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  38. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 390401 · Violation 2855589 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  39. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 281811 · Violation 2107144 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  40. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 281811 · Violation 2107145 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  41. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 245741 · Violation 1771334 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  42. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 245741 · Violation 1771335 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 8:01 PM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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